| Birth: | 1757 | | Death: | 1827 | 
Poet, Artist and Engraver. Although he lived a life of near abject poverty, died in relative obscurity and was considered if not mad, then certainly eccentric be his contemporaries, history would prove him to be an immensely influential poet, artist and visionary. Blake was a study in contradictions and paradoxs: married but supported free love, devoutly religious while bordering on charges of heresy, supported revolutionaries, while sickened by actual violence. His most famous works were "Songs of Innocence" 1789, "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" 1793 and "Songs of Experience" 1794, the last of which including his most famous poem "The Tyger." He went on to inspire writers, artists, free thinkers and musicians alike, right up to the present day, where he remains an epic figure in English literature and art. (bio by: morgannia)
Search Amazon for William Blake | | | Burial:
Bunhill Fields Cemetery
London
Greater London, England |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 99 |
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Bill King
Added: Sep. 13, 2009 |
Dearest William,On this day the world lost its greatest son and Heaven gained a new Angel. How little did they know the Genius that walked amongst them. People are only just beginning to understand the true depth of your knowledge and talent.I hope your w...(Read more)
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vanessa fletcher
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Suze
Added: May. 30, 2009 |
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